Ex-Prince Andrew sex crime probe as woman 'sent to home by paedo Epstein'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-epstein-files-37189601

“Met Police Palantir contract blocked by City Hall”

Great news - long may it continue !

NHS take note

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyp1e11px0o

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The Guardian | London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir by Robert Booth UK technology editor

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London mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked a proposed £50 million deal for the Metropolitan Police to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis, citing a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules because Scotland Yard engaged only one supplier, risked becoming locked into Palantir’s systems and failed to demonstrate value for money. Mopac warned that the contract created legal and reputational risks and did not meet the required procurement procedures, while the mayor’s office argued that public money should go to companies that share London’s values. The move reflects growing public and political unease about Palantir’s expanding role in UK public services—its £600 million of contracts with the NHS, Ministry of Defence and other police forces, its ties to co‑founder Peter Thiel, the Israeli military and US immigration enforcement, and concerns over its ethics. A recent, unadvertised trial of Palantir AI within the Met, aimed at monitoring staff behaviour, was also criticised for bypassing open competition. Khan’s intervention challenges the Labour government’s push to scale AI in policing, despite praise from other forces that the technology speeds up evidence processing and has aided criminal investigations.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/21/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-met-police-deal-with-palantir

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London bus driver dies after alleged Battersea Bridge assault as murder probe launched

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Massive brawl between police and squatters breaks out at disused London warehouse

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/20/brawl-police-squatters-breaks-disused-london-warehouse-28447489/

Channel 4 News | Grenfell victims told 12-year wait likely for criminal trial by Frances Read

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The Met Police says that up to 57 individuals and 20 companies could face criminal charges over the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people and was caused by flammable cladding that a public inquiry deemed avoidable. Although the investigation is expected to bring charges as early as next year, a trial is not likely before 2029 – twelve years after the disaster – prompting bereaved families and survivors to call the prolonged wait for justice “unacceptable.”

Read more: https://www.channel4.com/news/grenfell-victims-told-12-year-wait-likely-for-criminal-trial

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